Crassulaceae

  • Family

    Crassulaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Crassulaceae

  • Common Names

    Stonecrop Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 25

    Number of species: 900

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is of nearly cosmopolitan distribution (except Australia and Polynesia), but most common in arid, temperate or warm-temperate regions. They are especially abundant and diversified in South Africa, but also well developed in the mountains of Mexico and Asia.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Crassulaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.